UK Gov Contract Awarded for Suicide Bereavement Support
Summary
The NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board has awarded a contract for individual and family support for people bereaved by suicide. The contract is valued at approximately £66,846 and will run from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2028.
What changed
This notice announces the award of a contract by the NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board for individual and family support services for individuals bereaved by suicide. The contract, valued at approximately £66,846, was awarded without prior publication of a call for competition to an existing provider under the Provider Selection Regime. The services are scheduled to commence on April 1, 2026, and conclude on March 31, 2028.
This is a contract award notice and does not impose new regulatory obligations on external entities. It signifies the finalization of a procurement process for essential health services. No specific compliance actions are required from regulated entities based on this notice, as it pertains to a specific service contract within the NHS.
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Contract
Individual and family support for people bereaved by suicide
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board F03: Contract award notice
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-022062
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0667cc
Published 11 March 2026, 6:15pm
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one.1) Name and addresses
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Level 3, Christ Church Precinct, County Hall, Fishergate Hill
Preston
PR18XB
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD4 - Lancashire
NHS Organisation Data Service
QE1
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.lancashireandsouthcumbria.icb.nhs.uk
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Individual and family support for people bereaved by suicide
Reference number
QE1-8KG51- DA-26-001
two.1.2) Main CPV code
Health services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of individual and family support for people bereaved by suicide
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £66,846
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD4 - Lancashire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Individual and family support for people bereaved by suicide
Start Date: 01/04/2026
End Date: 31/03/2028
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £66,846 however the final contract value is still to be finalised.
The ICB are intending to award a contract to an existing provider following direct award process C
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: The existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations Explanation:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of the notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 24 March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
Title
Individual and family support for people bereaved by suicide
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 February 2026
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Every Life Matters
Bulls Head, Shap
Penrith
CA10 3NG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD1 - Cumbria
NHS Organisation Data Service
8KG51
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £66,846
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the processes as set out in the PSR have been applied and not the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Act 2023. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 24 March 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to lscicb.procurement@nhs.net
Details of Decision Makers:
The recommendation to award the contract via this route has been made by the ICB commissioning lead for the service and was then endorsed at the ICB Commissioning Resource Group on the 6 February 2026. The final decision to award the contract was made by the LSC ICB Executive Team on the 17 February 2026. This award is in compliance with direct award route c as there is an existing provider for the services and the existing provider is satisfying the original contract, will likely satisfy the proposed new contract and the services are not changing considerably. In completion of the service and provider assessment, the relative importance of the key criteria (Quality and Innovation, Value, Integration, Collaboration, and Service Sustainability, Improving Access, Reducing Health Inequalities, and Facilitating Choice, and Social Value) were considered against the current contract specification and the ICB are assured that the provider is satisfying the requirements within the specification in relation to the key criteria. The ICB are also satisfied that the provider meets the basic selection criteria. There were no conflicts of interest identified
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Preston
Country
United Kingdom
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